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  • About
    • Our Purpose
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    • News
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  • Programme
    • Past Events
      • 2020 - 2029
        • 2025
          • Great British Growth: how do we take the UK’s economy forward in a period of geopolitical competition?
          • Artificial intelligence and national security in 2025
          • Advancing EU–UK Cooperation: Charting a Path to the 2025 Summit and Beyond
          • Geopolitics and business: inevitably, the one about Trump
        • 2024
          • Transforming democracy: how can democratic states best use AI and thrive?
          • The impact of AI on work and education
          • Economic statecraft in an age of geopolitical rivalry
          • The changing nature of the corporation: how can corporations in democratic societies best adapt to contemporary domestic, international and technological pressures?
          • Does older mean poorer? What will demographic change mean for economic prosperity and social cohesion in developed economies?
          • Ditchley Foundation Annual Lecture LX
          • Indo-Pacific Strategy: how can we best develop a coherent strategy for a free, prosperous and peaceful Indo-Pacific?
          • Special Relationships in Uncertain Times: how can US allies best prepare for outcomes of US elections
          • Climate and security trade-offs: Transatlantic industrial and trade policy in the green transition
          • The Role of the Fourth Estate in Democracies: how should the news and information ecosystem evolve to develop resilience and meet audience needs in a turbulent political, technological and commercial landscape?
        • 2023
          • A Profound Economic Crisis: finding a way through to a better future
          • AI and creative destruction: how will current rapid advances in AI through large ‘foundation’ models impact on society, the economy and governments?
          • Zeitenwende: a new Germany for new times?
          • What does geopolitics today mean for business tomorrow?
          • Russia and Ukraine: how will the counter offensive impact on our short- and long-term strategy for security in Europe and beyond?
          • Authoritarian Alliances: an alternative world order in the making or just marriages of convenience?
          • Evolving alliances: how does coordination of democratic countries’ interests need to evolve in response to geopolitical pressures?
          • Africa and business: can African entrepreneurs lead a new era of economic development?
          • Ditchley Foundation Annual Lecture LIX
          • Partnering with the Indo-Pacific: how can the West best partner with the fast-growing economies of the Indo-Pacific to maximise global economic growth, make progress on the climate crisis and increase shared resilience to shocks?
          • The new Fourth Estate revisited: how can we strengthen the news and information landscape in advance of the likely tough challenges of 2024?
        • 2022
          • Freedom in democracies: navigating the collision of identity and freedom of expression in the digital age
          • Techno-Democracy: how can democracies adopt AI and other emerging technologies at speed in order to strengthen both global competitiveness and core values?
          • Europe after Merkel: how can the EU best build on its strengths and risks be mitigated?
          • Data in Democracies: from shared values to democracy-affirming laws, infrastructures, and technologies
          • Ditchley Regional Devolution Briefing
          • Geofinance: the impact of the Ukraine war, China, cyber security and other strategic issues on the global financial system
          • Ditchley Foundation Annual Lecture LVIII
          • Russia: countering the worst and engaging the best
          • China and the world: the impact of Russia’s war with Ukraine
          • A hungry world on the move: the impact of the food crisis on migration and how we must respond
          • Digital security for democratic, social and economic prosperity
          • Ditchley Winter Dialogue
          • The New Fourth Estate: building a resilient 21st-century information eco-system
        • 2021
          • Space, power and technology
          • Climate judo: how can the impact of the pandemic and ensuing economic crisis be turned into effective action on climate change?
          • Europe and the UK: building a new partnership after Brexit
          • Global finance, states and societies: can finance be one of the heroes of the recovery from the great pandemic?
          • China Today
          • Take Back Control Part Two: what needs to be done to renew the British people’s sense of democratic agency and economic opportunity across the country?
          • Ditchley Foundation Annual Lecture LVII
          • The United States: headed for renewal or bound for division?
            • Album: The United States
          • The Indo-Pacific: how can we best promote strategic stability, economic growth and the rule of law in the region?
            • Conference Resources: The Indo-Pacific
          • Making the future work for all workers
        • 2020
          • Security in Africa in a changing world: building the necessary partnerships and capabilities
          • Technology, society and the state: how do we remain competitive, and true to our values, as the technological revolution unfolds and accelerates?
          • Defining the modern United Kingdom: how can we unite at home and what role do we want to play in the world?
          • The new economic insecurity: how is the coronavirus crisis affecting economic insecurity and what must be done to face this and future crises?
          • Annual Lecture LVI
          • The Ditchley Summer Project
          • The 2020 Greentree conference at Ditchley The US and the UK: a special relationship for the 21st century?
          • Living with COVID-19: what are the implications for the world if a vaccine remains elusive?
          • World Order: what can and should it mean today?
      • 2010 - 2019
        • 2019
          • Globally connected cities and their relationship to the nation state
          • The intersection of machine learning and genetic engineering: what should be our check list for society and state as we blast off?
          • Modern Education: what is contemporary education for, whom should we be educating, and how is it best achieved?
          • Renewing democratic societies to face the future: what insights can we draw from the last two-and-a-half years of Ditchley conferences?
          • The transatlantic community and global finance
          • The rise of populism: crisis of democracy or noisy renewal?
          • Intervention in other states: do we still believe we can intervene for good?
          • Annual Lecture LV
          • The future of strategic stability: how must modern deterrence evolve as landmark treaties expire and new weapons technologies and doctrines are developed?
          • Transforming Ocean Data
          • Food security in the 21st century: global prospects for resilient and sustainable food production systems
          • Japan, the West and China: Japan’s future and role in the world
          • Trust: in leaders, experts and institutions. Where and why has it gone and what can we do to renew it?
        • 2018
          • The Future of Policing in the Digital Age
          • How does aid need to transform to deliver the World we want and need?
          • Turkey's Place in the West
          • The Ocean: an opportunity for a new level of international cooperation or a tragedy of the commons?
          • The future of the EU and the euro, after Brexit
          • The Internet: how do we make it safer without losing its vitality?
          • Annual Lecture LIV
          • The crisis of democracy in Europe and the United States: its causes and what the West must do to resolve it
          • Modern family: what is it for, what are its prospects and what are the implications for societies and states?
          • Modern deterrence: what does the combination of nuclear, BCW, cyber and AI mean for the evolution of western deterrence against state and non-state actors?
          • China and the West: different values, the same global economy. How do we respond to challenges on the premise of mutual respect?
        • 2017
          • Investment in Africa
          • Drones remote weapons and other robots: the military, commercial, legal and ethical implications
          • Which way is West and is the West still best? What do President Trump, Brexit and the technological revolution mean for the future of the West?
          • Non-state actors and the changing nature of conflict
          • Can Saudi Arabia lead the Gulf to a knowledge economy and a sustainable and stable future?
          • The Arctic at the crossroads: cooperation or competition?
          • Annual Lecture LIII
          • The future of the Transatlantic community and the international order
          • From words and pictures to impact: how can think tanks, convenors, socially responsible companies and other not-for-profit organisations have more impact on the world?
          • Russia's role in the world, today and tomorrow
          • Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence: how do we make sure technology serves the open society?
        • 2016
          • Nuclear energy
          • Europe and migration
          • Middle East
          • South Asia
          • Growth and jobs in Europe
          • Biodiversity
          • Annual Lecture LII
          • US and Europe
          • EU divorce
          • ASEAN
          • Global internet
          • 21st century manufacturing
        • 2015
          • Democracy
          • European security
          • Political Islam
          • Climate and energy risk
          • Intelligence
          • China
          • Annual Lecture LI
          • Asia-Pacific
          • The UK and the EU
          • Free trade and investment
          • Digital economy
        • 2014
          • Manufacturing
          • Power rivalries in Asia
          • Digital revolution
          • Brazil
          • Shale gas
          • Arab awakening
          • Annual Lecture L
          • The global role of the United States
          • France's role
          • Afghanistan
          • Military
        • 2013
          • International trade and investment
          • Western Balkans
          • Journalism
          • Berlin
          • Indonesia
          • States and markets
          • Protecting civilians
          • The future of Scotland
          • Annual Lecture XLIX
          • Responsible financial sector
          • Germany's role in the EU
          • Urbanisation: the century of cities
          • Japan's regional and global future
        • 2012
          • Rio+20 and the green economy
          • Philanthropy
          • Cultural Diplomacy
          • Income inequality
          • Multiculturalism
          • International intervention
          • Science
          • Annual Lecture XLVIII
          • East Asia
          • Two-tier Europe
          • Water
          • Global power shifts
          • Drug control policy
        • 2011
          • Small arms
          • Democracy
          • Mexico
          • Fiscal policy
          • Europe
          • Ageing
          • Africa
          • Annual Lecture XLVII
          • 9/11
          • Cyber Security
          • Hydrocarbons
          • Central Asian republics
          • Middle East and North Africa
        • 2010
          • Economic architecture
          • Radicalisation
          • Modern diplomacy
          • India
          • International law
          • Climate change
          • Annual Lecture XLVI
          • Food security
          • EU Russia
          • Asia
          • Nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament
      • 2000 - 2009
        • 2009
          • NGOs
          • Gulf
          • Universities
          • Society’s resilience
          • Military’s role
          • Architecture
          • Development aid
          • Annual Lecture XLV
          • The Arctic region in the twenty-first century
          • Nigeria
          • US-EU
          • Machinery of government
          • Human rights
        • 2008
          • Organised Crime
          • US foreign policy
          • South Africa
          • Prisons policy
          • Innovation
          • MDGs
          • Russia's future
          • Annual Lecture XLIV
          • Latin America
          • The future of NATO
          • EU global strategy
          • China
          • Media and Democracy
        • 2007
          • Turkey
          • New National Identities
          • Infrastructure
          • East Asia
          • Internet
          • United Nations
          • Annual Lecture XLIII
          • Free trade
          • Space
          • The prospects for Pakistan
          • EU migration
          • Young people
        • 2006
          • African response to G8
          • Non-Proliferation
          • Future of Aerospace
          • Brazil: Global Impact
          • Conflict Prevention
          • Art and culture
          • Annual Lecture XLII
          • EU: Geopolitical trends
          • Caucasus
          • Energy
          • Identity and religion
          • US-European communication
          • Democracy
          • Terrorism
        • 2005
          • Global economy
          • US Election
          • Iran's Future Path
          • Women & developing world
          • Public diplomacy
          • Politics of Water
          • Nuclear energy
          • Annual Lecture XLI
          • Cities
          • Freedom and security
          • Iraq: consequences
          • Britain's constitution
          • Challenges of governing
        • 2004
          • Approaches to refugees
          • Integrated transport
          • India
          • Biogenetics
          • Prisoner reintegration
          • Russia
          • Germany in a new century
          • Annual Lecture XL
          • Peacebuilding
          • An enlarged Europe
          • China
          • Change in the Middle East
        • 2003
          • Terrorism
          • South America
          • NATO
          • Higher education
          • Democratic deficit
          • Public service
          • Japan
          • Media and Politics
          • International relations
          • Annual Lecture XXXIX
          • Modern corporation
          • Science and technology
          • Energy needs
        • 2002
          • Ageing populations
          • UN: Peacekeeping
          • Middle East prospects
          • The WTO round
          • Long-term impact of 9/11
          • Health as foreign policy
          • Poverty
          • EU enlargement
          • Globalisation
          • Annual Lecture XXXVIII
          • Southern Africa
          • Young people
          • Philanthropy
          • Global challenges
        • 2001
          • Arms control
          • UN in the 21st century
          • Industry
          • Design for health care
          • China
          • Transatlantic relations
          • EU
          • Healthcare Funding
          • Agriculture
        • 2000
          • Kosovo
          • Fisheries
          • Devolution
          • Illegal drugs
          • Accountability of NGOs
          • Multicultural societies
          • Restorative justice
          • Annual Lecture XXXVII
          • Defence industrial base
          • The new Luddites?
          • EU's CFSDP
          • Euro and other currencies
          • e-Commerce
      • 1990 - 1999
        • 1999
          • Museums
          • Iran and Iraq
          • Non-violent sanctions
          • Public policy
          • Water
          • Risk in public policy
          • US foreign policy
          • The Prospect for Russia as an International Partner
          • The Instruments of International Security in the Twenty-First Century
          • Annual Lecture XXXVI
          • Turkey's future path
          • School Age Education: Tasks, Systems, Performance
          • Managing Global Economic Problems: Public and Private Sector Roles
          • Fostering Business Enterprise: Views on either Side of the Atlantic
          • “Third Way” Concepts in Contemporary Politics
          • The Management and Repercussions of Nuclear Power
        • 1998
          • China and its Neighbours
          • Corruption: Progress in Counter-Stratagies
          • Social Justice in National Economies: Tensions between Social Priorities and Market Pressures
          • The Political, Social and Environmental Responsibilities of Business
          • The Reduction and Management of Demand for Healthcare
          • Solutions to Unemployment in the Age of Globalisation
          • The Media and the Law
          • The International Regulation of Cyberspace
          • The International Handling of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
          • Annual Lecture XXXV
          • The Development of the European Union
          • The Sub-Continent: Prospects in the Twenty-First Century
          • NATO’s Eastward Relationships
          • Governance in the Information Age
          • Implications of the East Asian Economic Situation
          • Preventative Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution
        • 1997
          • Nations in Transitions to Democracy: The Management of Radical Transformation
          • What Future for Quality Newspapers?
          • Defence Against Ballistic Missiles: Options and Implication
          • Security and Stability in the Middle East
          • Extra-Territorial Application of National Laws Regulating Business Activities
          • Russia and its Neighbours
          • Sub-Saharan Africa: How can the Developed World Help?
          • Social Justice and the Relief of Poverty in the Global Economy: Tensions Between Social Priorities and Market Pressures
          • After the US and UK Elections: Impacts and Prospects
          • Annual Lecture XXXIV
          • The Implications, Within and Beyond Europe, of Prospective Monetary Union
          • The Future Development of the Global Financial System
          • The Prevention of Youth Crime: Schooling, Neighbourhood and Intervention
          • Public Trust in Government
        • 1996
          • Russia: Progress and Prospect
          • The Role and Working of the Voluntary Sector
          • The Role, Limitations and Legitimacy of Regulatory Mechanisms in Market Economies
          • East Asia: Regional Identity, Regional Progress Regional Cooperation
          • The Impact of Political and Economic Change in Latin America
          • Relationships Between the State and the Armed Forces
          • The Prospects for Democracy in the Balkans
          • Annual Lecture XXXIII
          • Controlling the Arms Trade
          • The Treatment of Refugees and Asylum-Seekers
          • The Future of State Provision for Welfare
          • The Evolution or the Transatlantic Partnership
          • The Future Global Pattern of Agriculture: Can there be a Truly Free Market?
          • Preventing Youth Crime
        • 1995
          • The Management of Large Cities in the Developed World
          • The Gulf: Problems and Prospects
          • Sustainable Development: Problems, Progress, Prospects
          • The United Nations at Fifty: Identity, Finance, Working and Public Support
          • Advances in Human Genetic Science - Issues for Public Policy
          • Germany Five Years after Unification: External Role, External Perceptions
          • The Role, Function and Regulation of Political Parties
          • The Advancement of Women to Influence and Leadership in Developed Countries
          • Corruption in Democratic Societies: Patterns, Implications, Remedies
          • Annual Lecture XXXII
          • The Shaping of Europe: Progress and Prospect
          • Business, Government and the Environment
          • China after Deng: Policy Implications
          • Ageing Populations in Developed Societies Political, Social and Economic Implications
          • South Africa: Internal Development and External Relations
          • The Ethos and Ethics of Public Service
        • 1994
          • Russia's Search for a Post-Communist Identity
          • Penal Policy: Punishments, Prisons and Crime Prevention
          • Substance Abuse: The Need and Scope for International as well as National Strategies
          • The Nation State: What Pressures, from Above or Below, are Modifying it, and in What Forms can it Survive?
          • East Asia: Security, Prosperity and Political Evolution
          • Higher Education
          • Unemployment and Industrial Change in the Developed Countries
          • The Shaping of Healthcare Systems
          • The Group of Seven: Role, Legitimacy and Working
          • Annual Lecture XXXI
          • International Migration and Population Pressures
          • Co-Operation and Security in the Western Mediterranean
          • Science, Public Purposes and Wealth Creation: Roles for Government and Business
          • Protecting Individual and Minority Rights in Democratic Systems: Options and Implications
          • The Future of the North Atlantic Alliance
          • The United Nations at Fifty: Its Role in Global Security
        • 1993
          • Preserving the Architectural Heritage
          • Latin America: Stocktaking and Prospect
          • International Disaster Relief
          • Western Relations with The People's Republic of China
          • Sustaining Biodiversity: Importance, Implications and Costs
          • Fostering Democracy World-Wide: Lessons from Experience
          • Turkey: Problems and Prospects
          • Human Rights and External Intervention
          • Developments in West, Central and Eastern Europe
          • Annual Lecture XXX
          • Global Competition and Free Trade, Including NAFTA: Experience and Prospects
          • Industrial Productivity, Competitiveness and Growth: What Roles for Government?
          • The Shaping of Health-Care Systems
          • The Future of Nuclear Weapons in World Security Structures
          • The Future of Public Service Broadcasting
          • European Union: Current Progress and Future Development
        • 1992
          • The European Union: Implications of the Maastricht Treaty for Relations with Non-Members
          • Representative Government: Tensions between National Policies and Local Interests
          • Health Care Systems: Comparisons between Various National Systems. What Works Best? Costs.
          • Religious Fundamentalism and Democracy in the West
          • The Governance and Role of Business Corporations in a Modern Society
          • China, Hong Kong & Taiwan
          • Central and Eastern Europe, with Special Reference to Economic and Political Relations with the West
          • Development Aid to the Developing World: Philosophy and Practice. Conditionality. The Role of Private Investment
          • India: The Future
          • Annual Lecture XXIX
          • The states of the former Soviet Union: Consideration of the present situation, future developments and appropriate policies
          • Primary and Secondary Education, Including Multi-Culturalism and the Perceived Problem of Falling Standards
          • The Phenomenon of Street Violence in Modern Industrial Societies, and Methods of Policing
          • The US and the European Community: The Common European Foreign Policy and the Place of Bi-Lateral Relationships Within it
          • The New Face of the Middle East
        • 1991
          • Global Climate Change and its Implications
          • Children in Poverty in the Developed Western World
          • The Arms Trade, including the Proliferation of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons and Missile Technology, With Special Reference to the Middle East
          • Drugs: The Threat and the Response
          • The Impact of the Japanese and German Economies on the Global Economy and the Role that the New Economic Superpowers will Play in the1990s
          • A Review of the State of Play in the Uruguay Round Negotiations and of Future Developments in the GATT
          • Museums and Galleries: Collecting, Funding and Protecting the Heritage
          • A Re-Definition of American Foreign Policy Priorities, with Special Reference to Europe
          • The Middle East: Developments, Future Trends and Policies
          • Annual Lecture XXVIII
          • The Soviet Union: Developments and Trends in Domestic Affairs and International Relations
          • The Federal State: Lessons from North America and European Experience
          • Transport Policy in the 21st Century: The Quest for Coordinated Policies in the Light of Economic, Demographic and Environmental Factors
          • Energy and the Environment
          • World Wide Security: The Quest for a “New World Order”. Should it Embrace Social, Trading, Financial and Environmental Issues, and in What Form? The Position of the Existing Regional Organisations and Agencies. Implications for Sovereignty.
          • The Caribbean States
          • Immigration Policies in the Developed World in the Face of Migration Pressures: Causes and Responces
        • 1990
          • Africa: Problems and Prospects. What is Required in Terms of Political Management, Development Policies and Relief Aid?
          • The Process of International Decision-making in the Economic Field, Including the Roles of the IMF, the World Bank, the G7 and Other Relevant Bodies
          • The Emergence and Exercise of Democratic Political Leadership
          • Monetary Union and the Single Market
          • Problems of Heterogeneous Societies: Patterns of Autonomy
          • The Place of Human Rights in Foreign Policy and the Strengthening of International Accountability
          • Obstacles to the Translation of Scientific and Technological Advances into Industrial Production and Economic Wealth
          • The Growing Economic Power and Influence of East Asia: Implications for Governments
          • Politics and the Media
          • Elements of Change in International Relations: A Foreign Policy Agenda for the 90's
          • Annual Lecture XXVII
          • The Economic, Social, Political and Environmental Implications of Population Growth in the Developing World
          • Foreign Investment in Developed Economies: Impact, Acceptance and Rejection
          • Moving From a Centralised Command Economy to a Free Market: Problems and Solutions. How can the West Help?
          • Democracy and Accountability in the European Community
          • European Security Arrangements: The Alliances, The CSCE, The EC, Arms Control and Conflict Resolution
      • 1980 - 1989
        • 1989
          • Urban Regeneration
          • The Global Market and the Service Industries: Can GATT Cope?
          • A Single Market in Western Europe: The Approach to 1992 and the Economics and Political Implications for Partners Outside the Community
          • Environmental Damage and Climate Change
          • Western Policies in the Light of Reform and Innovation in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
          • Policy Choices for Israel
          • Latin America: Problems and Prospects
          • Political and Economic Reform in China
          • The Pace and Complexity of Developments in Science: Social, Economics and Environmental Implications for Policy-Makers
          • Annual Lecture XXVI
          • Agriculture in the Developed World: Should Industrial Societies Aim to Ensure the Farmer a Livelihood, and if so, How? Subsidies, Surpluses, Famine and the Environment. Implications for the Third World
          • Political and Economic Refugees: Problems of Migration, Asylum and Re-Settlement
          • Consensus and Conflict: Does International Cooperation Depend on Shared Values and Moral Norms Among Nations, and can such Norms Exist?
          • The German Question: Divided Germany's Dual Relationship to the Soviet Union and to the West
        • 1988
          • The Future of the Front Line States in Southern Africa
          • "Perestroika" and "Glasnost": Stocktaking Towards the End of Mr Gorbachev's Third Year
          • Space Exploration: Scientific Luxury, Commercial Enterprise or Prudent Investment in the Technologies of the Future? Who Should Pay?
          • Higher Education in an Advanced Society
          • Managing Exchange Rates in a World-Wide Economy
          • The Next American Presidency: Foreign Policy Agenda and Issues
          • International Security Without Nuclear Weapons?
          • Existing International Organisations: Present Realities and Future Needs
          • Maintaining Cultural and Ethical Values in a Free Market
          • Annual Lecture XXV
          • The Significance for the Trans-Atlantic Relationship of the Economic Rise of East Asia
          • The European Pillar of the North Atlantic Alliance: A Security Dimension for the Process of European Integration?
          • The Art of Political Biography in the Twentieth Century
          • Handling Social Issues Affecting Public Health (e.g. drugs, alcohol, abuse, AIDS, etc.): Control; Legislation; Education and Information Programmes; International Action
          • Antartica
        • 1987
          • Reconciling Freedom of Information with Protection of the Public Interest in the Modern Democratic Process
          • Contradictions and Conflicts between Sovereignty and International Stability: Problems of Intervention and Management in a Fragmented World
          • The International Economic and Political Implications of Fluctuating Oil Prices
          • Economic Growth and the Environment: Conflict or Opportunity
          • American Views of The Soviet Union: How to Handle East West Relations
          • The Contemporary Role of Trade Unions in the Advanced Industrialised Countries
          • A New Generation, Old Institutions and a Middle-Aged Alliance: Is There Room for Innovation in Trans-Atlantic Relationships?
          • The Atlantic Gap: National Differences and the Future of the Alliance - Options for Action by the Private Sector
          • How to Identify Pubic Opinion in a Modern Pluralistic Society: Pressure Groups, Opinion Polls and the Ballot Box
          • Annual Lecture XXIV
          • Military and economic power in international politics: is there a their significance
          • The Gulf War, Lebanon, Palestine: A Review of Middle Eastern Crises and Prospects
          • End of Century Tasks: Coping with High Technology, Industrial Transformation and Economic Interdependence
          • The Future of Nuclear Power in Energy Policy
        • 1986
          • Restructuring Problems of the Western Industrialised Countries: Can They be Harmoniously Managed?
          • Northern Ireland
          • Nationalism in Modern Politics: Cement or Corrosive
          • The Emerging Politcal and Economic Roles of the Leading Latin American Nations and Their Likely Impact on the International Scene
          • How Should Planning and Resource Allocation be Managed in the Fields of Science and Technology?
          • Divided Germany and the Future of Europe
          • East-West Relations with the New Men in Moscow
          • Modern Penal Policy in the Light of Shifting Public Opinion
          • Annual Lecture XXIII
          • The Defence of the West: The Future of NATO in an Era of Emerging Technologies and Diverging Interests
          • International Problems of Supply and Demand in Agriculture: Feeding the People, Preserving Rural Stuctures and Farming Communities and Ensuring Freedom of Trade
          • Coping wih Ethnic Pluralism in Advanced Western Societies
          • How Should Business Mangaers be Educated?
          • Capitol Market Developments and Financial Stability
        • 1985
          • Issues in the Third World: End of Empire, North-South Relations, and World Stability
          • Annual Lecture XXII
        • 1984
          • Annual Lecture XXI
        • 1983
          • The American Ditchley Foundation Lecture I
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          • Annual Lecture XX
        • 1982
          • The International Implications of New Telecommunications Technology
          • Annual Lecture XIX
          • Safeguarding Western Interests Outside the NATO Area
        • 1981
          • Annual Lecture XVIII
        • 1980
          • Annual Lecture XVII
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        • 1977
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          • Annual Lecture XV
        • 1975
          • Annual Lecture XIV
        • 1974
          • The Law and Concepts of Freedom
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        • 1973
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        • 1972
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        • 1971
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        • 1970
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        • 1968
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        • 1967
          • The Future of Europe and the Atlantic Community
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        • 1966
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        • 1965
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        • 1964
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        • 1963
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        • 1962
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      • Adapting to the emerging future through continuous learning: What knowledge, skills and capabilities do we need? How do we deliver with substance? Session 1
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      • Reviewing trust in leaders, experts and institutions: In preparation for action and renewing of trust as we approach the Winter
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      • Coronavirus narratives—origins, meaning and lessons
      • Leadership, Character and Morality in Times of Crisis
      • The coronavirus pandemic and the changing nature of jobs and career paths for students and early-career workers
      • Balancing individual freedom, privacy and social responsibility in times of crisis
      • Community Action and Lifelong Learning
      • The coronavirus and a broadening view of talent
      • Evidence and individual agency in the coronavirus pandemic
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      • The Twin Energy Crises - Climate Change and Russia by Mr John M. Roberts
      • Reflection on the Ditchley conference - Living with COVID-19: what are the implications for the world if a vaccine remains elusive?
      • Further Reflections on "The New Economic Insecurity" Conference at Ditchley
      • A summer to review, renew and prepare for action
      • Work needed: human required
      • Some thoughts on the world post COVID-19
      • Reflections on a Ditchley conference "The New Economic Insecurity"
      • What kind of country the UK should aspire to be?
      • Ditchley Proust Questionnaire - Dawn Wright
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      • Ditchley Proust Questionnaire - Sophie Hackford
      • Care, Connection and COVID-19
      • Union: A Democrat, A Republican, and a Search for Common Ground
      • From Rupture to Realignment
      • Train to the Future, Platform 19
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      • History Overheard: Ditchley Discussions on Energy since 1973
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      • Global Health and Medical Technology: A Historical Examination
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